Therapeutic match.



N0- 827,066. PATENTED JULY 24, 1906.

A. P. HAPNBR. THERAPEUTIC MATCH.

I APPLICATION FILED NOV.12. 1904.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUSTUS r. HAFNER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR To THADDEUS B. EIKER, or SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

THERAPEUTIC MYATCH.

No. ea'aoee.

Patented July 24, 1906.

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS P. HAFNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, New York county, New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Medicated Combustibles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to medicated combustibles, and has for its object to produce a new and improved article of manufacture which shall be more efficient in use and be in a more convenient form to vend, carry, and use than such combustibles heretofore have been. Hitherto such combustibles have been sold and used in the form of a powder, which when .used is put in a metal or other receptacle and ignited by a match.

In my device the combustible is in the form of a solid mass mounted on a match, so that it can be ignited b striking the matchhead, as in the case of an ordinar match, and then be "held in the hand whi e in use. In order to secure the greatest efficiency, the mass is provided with vents which are preferably formed when it is plastic. When in use, the combustion takes place within the mass and the smoke ours out of these vents in much greater vo ume'than it would be given off from the mass without the vents.

The vents by permitting the air to penetrate the mass also assistfthe burning, so that a smaller amount of oxygen-supplying substances has to be mixed in the mass in order to make it burn. There are other points of advantage in the construction of my combustible that will be pointed out in connection with the description of the preferred embodimentthereof which follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows one of my devices ignited and burning. Fig. 2 shows a crosssection thereof through the center ofthe mass, and Fig. 3 shows a lon 'tudinal section through the perforations be ore ignition.

Referring more particularly to'the drawings, A is the stick of a match, preferably of wood, and B is the ignition or match head,

preferably of the safety type.

C is the medicated mass of slow-burmng flameless combustible material molded onto the stick A. This mass is removed somedistance from the head of the match, so as to enable the stick to burn, thus insuring a thorough ignition of the near end of the mass, particularly if the match is held head down. This mass is also tapered toward the head, as shown, so as to present a comparatively thin body to the flame, and thus be more easily ignitible. The mass aside'from shape and location is formed with anurnber' of fine holes or vents D D, which permit air to reach the center of the mass and also permit the smoke to come out, as shown in Fig. 1. The result is .that a comparatively great volume of smoke is produced, the inclosing mass acting as a retort or combustion-chamber. The

match-stick is consumed as the combustible I burns.

Various compositions can be used for. the

combustible mass, both for the medicated feature and for the slow-burning feature.

Difierent medicines can be used to relieve asthma, headache, cold in the head, catarrh, croup, and other troubles. For colds in'the head a suitable mass can be compounded, as follows: cubebs, six parts; menthol, one part nitrate of potash, one and one-half parts; lycopodium, one and one-half-parts; punk, one and one-half parts, and gumarabic, one and one-half parts. These are all'powdered and thoroughly mixed. They are then moistened and molded in the desired form. When molded upon matches, thedordinary matches of commerce can be use When ignited, the match should be held head down until the end of the mass near the head catches fire. -When the flame dies out or is blown out after such ignition, the mass continues to burn without flame, giving off remedial inhalable smoke containing the curative agent derived from the medicaments in the mass. The match can be conveniently held in one hand, while the other hand is used to form a cone through which the smoke can be directed to the mouth or nose.

The match is a therapeutic match as distinguished from a fumigating or disinfecting match.

The form and composition I have described can be modified in various ways, and I do not wish it to be understood that my invention is limited to the precise embodiment herein set forth. v

I am aware that previous to my invention matches have been provided with an infiammable composition adjoining their heads, so that when the head of the match is struck the composition will be ignited. I am also aware that a pastil for i'umigating purposes has been provided consisting of'a stick having an ignitible end coated with an inflammable fumigating composition. I am also aware that a pyrotechnic match has been provided consisting of a stick having an ignition-head coated with a pyrotechnic compound adjacent to said head; but none of these devices are intended or are adapted for any of the .uses to which my invention maybe put. My invention differs materially from the matches above referred to in that it is a therapeutic match, being coated with a composition adapted to give off .a remedial smoke for inhalation, thus providinga very convenient means for producing a smoke which shall act medicinally upon the membranes of the respiratory organs.

What I claim is 1. A new article of manufacture constituting a therapeutic match and consisting of a match-stick, an ignition head thereon, a mass of medicated slow-burning material adhering to said stick and adapted when burned to give old a remedial smoke for inhalation.

2. The combination of a match, and a cohering mass of medicated slow-burning combustible thereon, said mass having vents therein, the medicament in said mass re: sulting in a remedial inhalable smoke when the mass is burned.

' 3; The combination of a match, and a mass of medicated slow-burning combustible thereon removed from the head of the match so as to leave a portion of the stick exposed, the medicament in said mass resulting in a remedial inhalable smoke when the mass is burned. Y

4. The combination ofa match-and a mass of medicated slow burning combustible thereon tapered toward the head of the match and removed from the-headso as'to leave a portion of the stick. exposed, the medicament in said mass resulting aremedial inhalable smoke when the mass isbunned.

5. The combination of a match,.;a.-mechcated mass of slow-burning combustible thereon tapered towand the head .of the match and removed from the headso. as to leave a portion of the-stick exposed andshaving vents formed therein, the medicament in said mass resulting in a remedial. inhalahle smoke when the mass is burned.

AUGUSTUSB. HAFNER. Witnesses:

H. B. BROWNELL. L. VREELAND. 

